Being Neighborly | A community connecter in Burley
Feb 28, 2025Brent Doehring is well known in the community of Burley as a neighborhood greeter, Burley Hall organizer and serial volunteer.
Gig Harbor fire station, firefighters get a cameo in this movie with a message
Feb 21, 2025“Sense of Emergency,” filmed partly at GHFMO’s Station 51, focuses on how CPR can save a life — and on the trauma paramedics and other responders face.
Rick Bleiweiss still rocking and writing after move to Heron’s Key
Feb 12, 2025The new Gig Harbor resident spent a career being creative in the music and publishing industries. He’s not stopping now.
Being Neighborly | Volunteer handyman repairs local woman’s faith in humanity
Jan 24, 2025She reached out on social media, looking to pay someone to replace a mailbox destroyed by vandals just before Christmas. He offered to do it for free.
Meet Roomba, Harbor WildWatch’s new Pacific red octopus
Jan 14, 2025She’s new in town, and she enjoys going out at night. She dines on mussels, which are her favorite, though she also enjoys salmon. She’s tiny and doesn’t like sharing her space with others. Roomba is a Pacific red octopus about the size of a large grape. Staff at the Marine Science and Technology Center
Toy Drive makes Christmas merrier for 975 local children
Dec 18, 2024150 volunteers helped out with the Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH Toy Drive, which wrapped up this week.
Being Neighborly | Small acts of kindness during a hectic day
Dec 13, 2024Wendy Walsh thanks several strangers at the Gig Harbor Post Office who were extraordinarily kind to her grandson.
Prison Pet Partnership provides training for incarcerated women — and service dogs for those who need them
Dec 05, 2024Along with grooming and boarding, the Prison Pet Partnership at Gig Harbor’s Washington Corrections Center for Women trains service dogs.
Six ways to spread holiday cheer this season
Dec 04, 2024Opportunities to help spread holiday cheer are abundant this season. There are many ways to give to those in need, whether it’s a new coat, toys, food or cash. Stuff the Bus Peninsula School District bus drivers are once again hosting the Stuff the Bus event on Saturday, Dec. 7, at two locations: Target and
New Harbor Winds conductor debuts this month
Nov 29, 2024Mel Brazley will lead Harbor Winds in a performance of music from Cait Nishimura, Percey Grainger, Katahj Copley, Nubia Donjuan and others on Dec. 15.